Chewy Coconut Cookies

a plate of homemade coconut cookies
Number of Servings: 
Serves 16

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (about one 14 oz package) shredded coconut 
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 12 tsp salt
  • 14 tsp baking powder
  • 12 cup unsalted butter (chilled and cut into small pieces)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 12 cup flour 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Using a food processor, pulse 3 cups of coconut, sugar, salt, baking powder until the mixture is fine.
  3. Add butter and pulse until mixture has a uniform texture.
  4. Add vanilla and egg and pulse until the dough just barely begins to pull together.
  5. Using a small cookie scoop (or ice-cream) scoop dough into balls and roll in remaining coconut.
  6. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes, or until edges are golden
Nutrition Info: 
287 Calories, 3 g Protein, 25 mg Cholesterol, 27 g Carbohydrates, 14 g Total sugars (12 g Added sugars), 4 g Fiber, 20 g Total fat (16 g sat), 91 mg Sodium, Phosphorus